Hospitality Management at The University of Alabama

If you are interested in studying hospitality management, you may want to check out the program at The University of Alabama. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. Of the 2,748 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 2021, 99 of them were hospitality management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Hospitality Management section at the bottom of this page.

UA Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality
• Master’s Degree in Hospitality

UA Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at UA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Hospitality Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	23
	24
	34
	37
	129
	176
	304

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from UA. This makes it the #23 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from UA Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $33,886. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at The University of Alabama.

UA Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from UA in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UA Hospitality Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in hospitality from UA. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from UA, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a master's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	110

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting

Careers That Hospitality Grads May Go Into

A degree in hospitality can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Food Service Managers	2,380	$58,590
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Business Professors	840	$98,110
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	530	$44,280
Lodging Managers	480	$53,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.